Jungle Hunt
Alternative title: "Caçaca na Selva" -- Brazilian title
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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Description 

As Sir Dashly you are enjoying a comfortable safari when your group suddenly is attacked by cannibals, who also kidnap your wife. At first you don't think too much of this, but when you remember the pile of laundry at home, you start a rescue operation. Fortunately, you know where you can find the cannibals: through the jungle, then over the river and finally up the mountain. You leave immediately, because you suspect that your wife will soon end up in the soup pot, but you weren't able to hear the warnings. What you don't know is that you can cross the jungle only with the help of vines, but there are also monkeys there who don't like that. In the river crocodiles wait for their dessert. And rocks roll down from the hill at short time intervals, ready to crush you. 



 Design 


The game is a relatively well-done conversion of the eponymous arcade machine, which in turn is a copy of the arcade machine game "Jungle King". The graphics and sound match the standard of the year of publication, the scrolling in Level 1 is a little bit jerky. The difficulty level is adjustable and is rather low. 



 The Levels 

Level 1 - The Jungle 

You'll have to swing from vine to vine. Since these vines swing at different speeds, good timing is necessary. Some vines can be occupied by monkeys, who will climb up and down, so you'll have to wait fot them to be at the top or the bottom of the vine. To jump, press the fire button. The more the vine is on the left, the farther the jump. From the last vine to jump into the river. 

Level 2 - The River 

There are crocodiles in the river, which you can kill with your knife. To do this, press the fire button. Pay attention to your oxygen supply if you dive (top right of display), it will be replenished when you surface. Also look out for bubbles, they will keep you from swimming for a short time. When you reach the riverbank, the mountain with the debris field is in front of you. 

Level 3 - The Mountain 

To avoid the rocks you have to run under them or jump over them. Push the joystick upwards at the right time and press the fire button to jump. Pull the joystick towards you to crouch. At the end of the boulder field, you reach the cannibals. 

Level 4 - The Cannibals 

Here you see your wife hanging over the cauldron, which is on the fire. You have to outwit the cannibals by jumping over them at the right time. Look out for the position of the speers of the cannibals. You last jump will be the jump to your wife, which rescues her from the boiling kettle. 



 Operation 

Options 

F1  = Start the game
F3  = 1/2 Players. Both players use the same joystick 
F5  = Difficulty setting 

In the game 
 You can control Sir Dashly with the joystick in port 2. With the fire button you jump from vine to vine, kill a crocodile or you jump over the cannibals. 

 Points and bonuses Action	Points 
Jump to the next vine	100 Points 
Stab the upper crocodile (mouth closed)	100 Points 
Stab the upper crocodile (mouth open)	200 Points 
Stab the lower crocodile (mouth closed)	200 Points 
Stab the lower crocodile (mouth open)	300 Points 
Walk under a boulder	50 Points 
Duck under a boulder	100 Points 
Jump over a boulder	200 Points 
Jump over a cannibal	100 Punkte 
Complete a level	500 Points 
Rescue your wife	3x timer value 


Bonus life at 10.000 Points 



Tips 

 When an ape occupies the vine, just wait for it to climb up 
 When swimming in the river, always pay attention to your oxygen level, take a breath frequently and only dive to the bottom to avoid the bubbles 
 On the mountain, adjust running speed by pulling the joystick to the left or right 
 Jump over the cannibal when the spear's in the most upward position, it will be lowered after that


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Description from the packaging:

Brave the savage jungle!
Save your Darling from the Cannibals!
Arcade action at home!
Cartridge.

Now, the thrill of the arcade game at home.
Savage cannibals have kidnapped your traveling companion, and you must rescue her before they turn her into stew! In the deep jungle forest, you jump from rope to rope. Then, knife-in-hand, you brave a crocodile-infested river- only to face a landslide of huge boulders on the other side. You reach the cannibal's campsite just in time- your sweetie hangs suspended over a hot cauldron of boiling goo!
With superb graphics and realistic sounds, this game is sure to bring out the beast in you!



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